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Thursday, December 29, 2011
Still catching up...
Now that I have a NEW COMPUTER I hope to catch up! I want to post about our family's top 11 from 2011 but I want to be caught up first. So, I guess my first resolution is to catch up - 6 months worth!
Monday, December 5, 2011
Summer Fun at Bear Lake!
My cousins invited us to join them at a cabin in Bear Lake. It was still the beginning of June and the weather was still trying to warm up. It turned out to be great and we had such a good time relaxing, playing games, eating, and chatting.
Playing some soccer!
Where we came to love the Wii. We got one shortly after this trip.
Waiting for Blake
Blake ran the Bear Lake half marathon and placed in his age group!
Twinners!
Brutal game of croquet!
Carter could throw rocks ALL DAY
The cabin had... charm
Paige had fun too.
Thanks Taylors for inviting us! I think watching Roscoe eat Kathy's shake was one of the highlights of the trip! ha ha
The Zoo!
We went to the zoo in June. June 7th to be exact. It was Colby's birthday and Drew's was the day before. So to celebrate, we went to the zoo. (22 year olds and 19 year olds still like to go to the zoo!) Mark had to work but he and Cindy met up with us at Sizzler afterwards. The weather was crappy. It rained and was really windy. I don't think summer weather started until July this year.
Carter loved the zoo. His favorite thing was probably riding the train and the carousel.
This picture is kind of freaky...
Here is a pic of Mark.
Binkie Boy
I am so glad we don't have to worry about binkies anymore! We moved Carter's bed to the other side of his room and found FOUR binkies under there. Silly boy!
On a side note.. Look at those beautiful blue eyes :)
Vintage clothes!
Ok, so the outfits Paige is dressed in aren't really vintage.. they were mine! My mom brought me home from the hospital in the purple outfit and the pink one was made by a friend of my mom's. I am so glad my mom hangs on to stuff because it was fun seeing Paige in the clothes I wore as a baby.
So many outfits... Such little time!
I have had so much fun dressing up my real life baby doll! :) Paige spits up A LOT, but on the upside it means I get to dress her up again! On the downside it means LOTS of laundry!
DC Cupcake
Mark goes to Washington DC sometimes for business trips. The last time he went I half teased and was also half serious about him bringing me home a cupcake from DC Cupcakes. DC Cupcakes is a show on TLC. I am not addicted to the show and have only watched it a few times, but if they have a show their cupcakes must be pretty good right? Eh. Mark brought me home a Key Lime cupcake. Yes, it was a little beat up from the trip home but I thought it was just ok. I think Vintage Cupcakes here in Ogden makes much better cupcakes! It made me so happy that Mark did that for me!
Blessed.
Paige's blessing.. She is now 7 months old. There were two baby blessings in my ward today. It reminded me of that special day for both of my children. I am so grateful to be a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. I believe it is true with all my heart. My children are a gift from God and I am truly blessed to call them mine. I realize every day how lucky I am, and I try to cherish the little things. I appreciate picking Paige's warm squishy body up out of her crib and holding her tight. I appreciate Carter wanting me to sleep with him every night. He loves to have me near him. I love that.
PAIGE'S BLESSING DAY! What an amazing, beautiful, fantastic day. She was blessed by her daddy on June 5, 2011. She (and Carter) were blessed in the same building I was baptized in. I love tradition. We had so many family & friends there to support us. The circle that surrounded Paige was quite large... How amazing is it to be surrounded by so many men that hold the priesthood. It was a sight I won't forget. Mark gave the perfect blessing. He always does. He has a way with words. I am grateful he was able to bless our little angel. Paige slept through her blessing, but I'm sure she could feel the warmth of the spirit.
The Dress...
The search for the perfect blessing started while Paige was still in the womb. I finally had the little girl I wasn't sure I would ever get (I thought I was destined to have a house full of boys). I had a picture in my mind but couldn't seem to find it in stores or online anywhere. I finally found some that kind of fit my idea on Etsy. I contacted the lady and met up with her in Spanish Fork. I looked at her dresses in person and ended up picking different things I liked about each of her dresses that I liked and she made it into one for me! Amazing, amazing lady! She also made me a matching slip (for added poof), a ruffle bum cover, a bonnet and lace socks. She ended up making the same dress and selling it in her shop. It is named "The Allison" Here is the link if you are interested. http://www.etsy.com/listing/73533036/christening-gown-christening-dress My mom bought Paige her headband, and she looked gorgeous.
The weather had been really rainy and kind of cold, but on this day it was beautiful! Afterwards, we invited our family and friends to the park where we ate, visited, and played. It was perfect. A special thanks to everyone that helped and contributed.
My friend Jena took her pictures. They turned out beautiful! They were exactly what I wanted. You can check out her work at: http://jenahendryphotography.blogspot.com/
PAIGE'S BLESSING DAY! What an amazing, beautiful, fantastic day. She was blessed by her daddy on June 5, 2011. She (and Carter) were blessed in the same building I was baptized in. I love tradition. We had so many family & friends there to support us. The circle that surrounded Paige was quite large... How amazing is it to be surrounded by so many men that hold the priesthood. It was a sight I won't forget. Mark gave the perfect blessing. He always does. He has a way with words. I am grateful he was able to bless our little angel. Paige slept through her blessing, but I'm sure she could feel the warmth of the spirit.
The Dress...
The search for the perfect blessing started while Paige was still in the womb. I finally had the little girl I wasn't sure I would ever get (I thought I was destined to have a house full of boys). I had a picture in my mind but couldn't seem to find it in stores or online anywhere. I finally found some that kind of fit my idea on Etsy. I contacted the lady and met up with her in Spanish Fork. I looked at her dresses in person and ended up picking different things I liked about each of her dresses that I liked and she made it into one for me! Amazing, amazing lady! She also made me a matching slip (for added poof), a ruffle bum cover, a bonnet and lace socks. She ended up making the same dress and selling it in her shop. It is named "The Allison" Here is the link if you are interested. http://www.etsy.com/listing/73533036/christening-gown-christening-dress My mom bought Paige her headband, and she looked gorgeous.
The weather had been really rainy and kind of cold, but on this day it was beautiful! Afterwards, we invited our family and friends to the park where we ate, visited, and played. It was perfect. A special thanks to everyone that helped and contributed.
My friend Jena took her pictures. They turned out beautiful! They were exactly what I wanted. You can check out her work at: http://jenahendryphotography.blogspot.com/
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| Her other perfect dress :) Here are a couple of other pictures that Jena took on the same day we took Paige's pictures in her blessing dress. So cute!    |
Thursday, November 10, 2011
Carter
I have been trying to update all of our past events and mainly post pictures but this post will be out of order. I want to write down some things my kids are doing before I forget. Plus, my last few posts were about Paige and I don't want to leave my cute Carter out! So, here is what is up with....
Carter is 3 years and 8 months old now - almost 4! He is such a good little boy. He usually minds pretty well, and isn't really a fighter but he does have some stubbornness and he knows how to argue. Sometimes I will say, "You are not in charge." and he will say, "Yes I am!" Then when I give him that look and say, "What?!" he smiles at me. Little stinker!
He is still not a very good eater. He is more of a snacker. His favorite things to eat are mostly carbs - such as toast, crackers, pancakes and cereal (without milk). He also LOVES apple juice but we are slowing down on the juice based on his most recent (and first) dentist visit. If he can't have apple juice he will choose water. He is pretty picky about the fruit he eats. His moods switch from bananas, RED apples with caramel dip, strawberries, grapes (but not if they are too gushy. He says they have gel in them), and he will eat fruit leather. Cherry is his favorite. As far as vegetables go, the only one he will eat is avocado. He eats it mashed up on toast with salt and pepper. His other foods of choice are chicken nuggets with BBQ sauce, "Tacos" which are chicken and cheese rollups in a flour tortilla, Chef Boyardee Sphagetti, and the Ziti Noodles frozen dinner by SmartOnes. Isn't that lovely? He doesn't eat anything I cook. It is getting really old.
His first dentist visit... I did not expect Carter to handle going to the dentist as well as he did. He sat right up in the chair and got his teeth cleaned while I was in the other room getting mine cleaned. He ended up having 3 cavities! It shocked me because we have only missed brushing his teeth at night a few times. They said it is likely from all the juice he is drinking and snacking throughout the day. So, we are working on weaning that out. The day he got his cavities filled I gave him some vallium an hour before his appointment. It is suppose to make you groggy. So, I gave him one and he cried all the way to the dentist because I didn't let him go into the garage first! I put Paige in the car first and he started crying because HE wanted to be first. Once we got there he had some laughing gas too, and he really did laugh while he was getting his cavities filled. I felt bad for him but he did great!
Carter has been officially "pee-trained" for about 2 months now. He has no problem telling you when he needs to go pee, but poop is a different story. He goes in his pullup every time. I can't wait until he is all the way potty trained. When I ask him why he won't go poop in the potty he says, "because I don't like to." So, there you have it. The honest truth.
Carter has started taking tumbling. He goes with his friend Hunter. They are learning all kinds of new tricks - pizza rolls, cartwheels, bunny hops, backbends, crabwalk, etc. It is his first time in a group setting other than being at church. He gets exercise, is learning new skills, and is learning to take direction from teachers. I think it is great for him.
Today Carter was coughing a little bit. Then he suddenly said, "Those silly ants!" I asked him what he meant and he said, "Those silly ants are tickling me!" I am assuming he meant that the tickling feeling he was feeling in his throat before a cough was ANTS! I thought it was cute that he thought of that. Plus, the fact that he kept using the word silly.
Carter's other favorite things to do are: watch his shows, play the Wii (he is so observant and pays a lot of attention to detail), play golf with a "glub," board games, help me cook, make Paige laugh, go to Fat Cats or Toads, build towers, help me clean, play with his friends (he usually mentions Gracie, Hunter, and Ethan), paint, color (he colored a picture of California the other day), he always asks if we are going to Disneyland, he still loves slides - especially at McDonalds - which he just calls "Donalds," and he loves playing in the snow making snowballs while wearing his "glubs."
No more binkie! Yes, he is three but he has only been without his binkie (for going to sleep at night) for about 2 weeks now. He was a binkie baby from the start and I didn't have the heart to take it away when he was young. Then I got pregnant and was always too tired. Then I got pregnant again and was always too tired. No, I shouldn't make excuses. I kept setting deadlines and then pushing them back. I am a softy. I guess I need to change that! We tried all kinds of things to get rid of it. I cut the top off of one. I told him the binkie fairy came... You know what finally worked? Telling him he would have to get braces if he kept using it. He pretty much stopped asking after that. However, now he wants someone to sleep with him every night. It is good and bad! I love that he is such a cuddler, but I hate laying down when I am not ready to fall asleep. Then I get sleepy and don't get my free time after kids are asleep!
I just love my little Carter. Even though he can be quite the little spitfire sometimes he is such a sweet, and sensitive little boy. He has pretty good manners and makes me feel good when he frequently says, "Thanks mommy." He has lately become a little bit more shy until he spends more time with you. He is so handsome - even though he hates getting his hair cut. He loves me and often says that me and Mark are his best friends. He has also been the sweetest big brother to Paige. If she is crying he will come and let me know or he will go in and try to entertain her to make her happy. He is pretty good at it too. She seems to be very responsive to him and loves the attention he gives her.
Carter is the light of my life and I don't know what I would do without him. I love you Carter bug!
CARTER
Carter is 3 years and 8 months old now - almost 4! He is such a good little boy. He usually minds pretty well, and isn't really a fighter but he does have some stubbornness and he knows how to argue. Sometimes I will say, "You are not in charge." and he will say, "Yes I am!" Then when I give him that look and say, "What?!" he smiles at me. Little stinker!
He is still not a very good eater. He is more of a snacker. His favorite things to eat are mostly carbs - such as toast, crackers, pancakes and cereal (without milk). He also LOVES apple juice but we are slowing down on the juice based on his most recent (and first) dentist visit. If he can't have apple juice he will choose water. He is pretty picky about the fruit he eats. His moods switch from bananas, RED apples with caramel dip, strawberries, grapes (but not if they are too gushy. He says they have gel in them), and he will eat fruit leather. Cherry is his favorite. As far as vegetables go, the only one he will eat is avocado. He eats it mashed up on toast with salt and pepper. His other foods of choice are chicken nuggets with BBQ sauce, "Tacos" which are chicken and cheese rollups in a flour tortilla, Chef Boyardee Sphagetti, and the Ziti Noodles frozen dinner by SmartOnes. Isn't that lovely? He doesn't eat anything I cook. It is getting really old.
His first dentist visit... I did not expect Carter to handle going to the dentist as well as he did. He sat right up in the chair and got his teeth cleaned while I was in the other room getting mine cleaned. He ended up having 3 cavities! It shocked me because we have only missed brushing his teeth at night a few times. They said it is likely from all the juice he is drinking and snacking throughout the day. So, we are working on weaning that out. The day he got his cavities filled I gave him some vallium an hour before his appointment. It is suppose to make you groggy. So, I gave him one and he cried all the way to the dentist because I didn't let him go into the garage first! I put Paige in the car first and he started crying because HE wanted to be first. Once we got there he had some laughing gas too, and he really did laugh while he was getting his cavities filled. I felt bad for him but he did great!
Carter has been officially "pee-trained" for about 2 months now. He has no problem telling you when he needs to go pee, but poop is a different story. He goes in his pullup every time. I can't wait until he is all the way potty trained. When I ask him why he won't go poop in the potty he says, "because I don't like to." So, there you have it. The honest truth.
Carter has started taking tumbling. He goes with his friend Hunter. They are learning all kinds of new tricks - pizza rolls, cartwheels, bunny hops, backbends, crabwalk, etc. It is his first time in a group setting other than being at church. He gets exercise, is learning new skills, and is learning to take direction from teachers. I think it is great for him.
Today Carter was coughing a little bit. Then he suddenly said, "Those silly ants!" I asked him what he meant and he said, "Those silly ants are tickling me!" I am assuming he meant that the tickling feeling he was feeling in his throat before a cough was ANTS! I thought it was cute that he thought of that. Plus, the fact that he kept using the word silly.
Carter's other favorite things to do are: watch his shows, play the Wii (he is so observant and pays a lot of attention to detail), play golf with a "glub," board games, help me cook, make Paige laugh, go to Fat Cats or Toads, build towers, help me clean, play with his friends (he usually mentions Gracie, Hunter, and Ethan), paint, color (he colored a picture of California the other day), he always asks if we are going to Disneyland, he still loves slides - especially at McDonalds - which he just calls "Donalds," and he loves playing in the snow making snowballs while wearing his "glubs."
No more binkie! Yes, he is three but he has only been without his binkie (for going to sleep at night) for about 2 weeks now. He was a binkie baby from the start and I didn't have the heart to take it away when he was young. Then I got pregnant and was always too tired. Then I got pregnant again and was always too tired. No, I shouldn't make excuses. I kept setting deadlines and then pushing them back. I am a softy. I guess I need to change that! We tried all kinds of things to get rid of it. I cut the top off of one. I told him the binkie fairy came... You know what finally worked? Telling him he would have to get braces if he kept using it. He pretty much stopped asking after that. However, now he wants someone to sleep with him every night. It is good and bad! I love that he is such a cuddler, but I hate laying down when I am not ready to fall asleep. Then I get sleepy and don't get my free time after kids are asleep!
I just love my little Carter. Even though he can be quite the little spitfire sometimes he is such a sweet, and sensitive little boy. He has pretty good manners and makes me feel good when he frequently says, "Thanks mommy." He has lately become a little bit more shy until he spends more time with you. He is so handsome - even though he hates getting his hair cut. He loves me and often says that me and Mark are his best friends. He has also been the sweetest big brother to Paige. If she is crying he will come and let me know or he will go in and try to entertain her to make her happy. He is pretty good at it too. She seems to be very responsive to him and loves the attention he gives her.
Carter is the light of my life and I don't know what I would do without him. I love you Carter bug!
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Bridger's 1st Birthday (May 17, 2011)
Paige was 15 days old on Bridger's birthday. I wrote more about it on his blog. Even though it was a physical and emotional rollercoaster having a back to back pregnancy, I am so glad that Paige was here before Bridger's birthday. Like I have said before, her presence helps ease the pain. It was a cold, rainy day (May 17th). We met at his grave and had a balloon release then went back to our house for cake and ice cream. Jessica left that cute money for him. Colby surprised us with a cake and balloons for him. We let Carter dig into the "smash cake" since Bridger didn't get to.
My very thoughtful friend brought me those flowers
This is the shirt that Carter wore on the day I told Mark and my family I was pregnant with Bridger.
Paige loves her big brother
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